diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index b6f157dca310751a23b3386337a44484fe5cc5d6..2adee420355b8143fb7426e3a46e149d93df445b 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -1571,8 +1571,6 @@ static void host_x86_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
      */
 
     dc->props = host_x86_cpu_properties;
-    /* Reason: host_x86_cpu_initfn() dies when !kvm_enabled() */
-    dc->cannot_destroy_with_object_finalize_yet = true;
 }
 
 static void host_x86_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)